Ingloriously
[ɪn'ɡlɔ:rɪəslɪ]
Definition
(adv.) In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.
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Examples
- But I fear, my dear fellow, that our case will end ingloriously by Lestrade hanging our client, which will certainly be a triumph for Scotland Yard. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Though the one under his immediate command failed ingloriously the other proved more fortunate. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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